欧美福利100000

Welcome to the Home of Critical and Ethical Thinking!

We teach people to think

  • In a world of info-overload and robot panic
  • In ways relevant to our African context
  • Drawing on our diverse identity in three major philosophical traditions – African, Continental and Analytic

UJ Philosophers know how to teach

  • Prof Catherine Botha: Advance HE Fellowship 2024, UJ VC鈥檚 Distinguished Award for Excellence in Teaching 2020, UJ VC鈥檚 Distinguished Award for Best Young Teacher 2014
  • Ms Dimpho Maponya: UJ Faculty of Humanities Award for Most Promising Lecturer of 2020
  • Dr Asheel Singh: UJ Faculty of Humanities Award for Best Post-Graduate Teacher of 2020

Our Achievements

tsholo-1-768x616--600x500

UJ Philosophy students expand environmental knowledge
at Czech Summer School

 

In early June 2024, four聽欧美福利100000 of Johannesburg聽(UJ) Philosophy students attended the
Environmental Philosophy Summer School in the Czech Republic,
contributing to international discussions on animal and environmental ethics.

UJ鈥檚 Technology Transfer and Culture in Africa project receives
funding from Notre Dame鈥揑BM Technology Ethics Lab

 

Large Scale Models in Focus,鈥 led by聽Professor Catherine Botha聽of the
department of Philosophy, with top-ranking graduate students in AI Ethics,
Franklyn Echeweodor

uj_keneilwem-007-2048x1558--600x500

Events

technology-transfer-361x350
Secure your spot in the department with
the best PG cohort in South Africa

To download the flyer, please聽click here

ai-use-400x350
Responsible AI Use: Ethical Considerations
for Large Language Models

To download the flyer, please聽click here

pg-cohort-400x350
Technology Transfer and Culture in Africa
Workshop and Conference 18 -22 November 2024

To download the flyer, please聽click here

UJ 鈥 Bartin 欧美福利100000 Erasmus+ Exchange Programme

UJ 鈥 Bartin 欧美福利100000 Erasmus+ Exchange Programme

In 2023, Prof Catherine Botha went on a teaching exchange to Bartin 欧美福利100000 as part of the Erasmus+ exchange programme. In 2024, the three top MA students in the department, Franklyn Oguchukwu, Anthony Isong and Emmanuel Oboh spent six months at Bartin as part of the programme.

In October 2024, UJ Philosophy hosted Prof Sedat Yazici of Bartin 欧美福利100000鈥檚 Philosophy department for a teaching exchange. In November 2024, Dr Tony Shabangu and Dr Dimpho Maponya will visit Bartin too. We look forward to hosting students from Bartin at UJ philosophy in 2025.

Previous Events

  • Prof Sedat Yazici聽07 October 2024聽Humanities Common Room C-Ring 319 13:00 鈥 14:30 鈥The Dual Aspect Theory and Ethical Judgments: A Critical Look at Neuroethical Studies鈥
  • Prof Greg Frost-Arnold聽10 October 2024聽Humanities Common Room C-Ring 319 14:30 鈥 16:00 鈥A New Pessimistic Induction over the History of Science鈥